THIS WEEK: After playing four-straight matches away from Pullman, Washington State returns to Lower Soccer Field for a nonconference match with BYU...kickoff is schedule for 3 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 10...live stats will be available at wsucougars.com.

ANNIVERSARY DINNER: The Washington State soccer program will host a dinner, Friday, Sept. 25 to celebrate its 20th Anniversary Season...event will take place at 7 p.m. in Pullman at Banyan's Restaurant...for more information; contact Cory McCoy at 509-335-0343 or cory_mccoy@wsu.edu.

COUGARS REGIONALLY RANKED: Washington State is tied for No. 6 with BYU in the current National Soccer Coaches Association of America Pacific Region rankings...Cougars are receiving votes in the NSCAA national poll.

ABOUT BYU: The Cougars are No. 18 in the Soccer Times national poll...BYU is tied at No. 6 in the NSCAA Pacific Region and receiving votes in the NSCAA national poll...Cougars are 3-1-1 with four of their five matches needing overtime to decide...BYU has two wins over nationally-ranked teams, 1-0 in overtime over No. 14 West Virginia, Aug. 31 and 2-1 in double overtime against No. 15 Oklahoma State, Sept. 7.

SERIES BETWEEN THE COUGARS: BYU leads 2-1-1...WSU lost 3-0 in Provo, Utah in 2000 and 3-1 at home in 2002...WSU is 1-0-1 under Matt Potter with a 2-1 win at BYU in 2004 and a 1-1 tie in Seattle during the 2006 season...

WASHINGTON STATE AGAINST THE MOUNTAIN WEST: Washington State is 12-13-2 all-time against current members of the Mountain West Conference...Cougars are 6-2-1 at home and 4-4-1 under Matt Potter.

PROTECTING HOME FIELD: Washington State is 9-0-2 in its last 11 home matches against nonconference opponents dating back to 2006...in the Matt Potter era, the Cougars are 16-4-5 at Lower Soccer Field in nonconference matches...WSU is 11-2-4 in the last three years at home overall...only losses came to No. 2 Stanford in 2008 and No. 1 UCLA in 2007...included are victories over No. 13 California last season and No. 4 and eventual national champion USC in 2007...Washington State also tied No. 21 Washington last season.

RANKED OPPONENTS IN PULLMAN: BYU is the 18th nationally-ranked team to come to Pullman since Matt Potter took over the program prior to the 2003 season...Washington State is 8-5-4 in the previous 17 matches.